3rd Avenue & East 167th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 167th Street is in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. South Bronx Classical Charter School III is 100 feet away, and Youth Village is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 166 St, is 350 feet away for the Bx15, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
3 Av/E 166 St · Bx15
Within a walk
45 places
21 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 167th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 166 St, 350 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 166 St Bx15
    350 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 167 St 19 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1029 Washington Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
16 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 493 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 156 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pine.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

North side of East 167th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1908 and 1911.

  1. Second Battery Armory Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 21 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Classical Charter School III School
    100 feet
  2. 3467 Ready, Set, Learn L L C Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    150 feet
  3. Escuela Comunitaria del Bronx/Bronx Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    280 feet
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  1. Habitot Es Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    280 feet
  2. South Bronx Community Charter High School
    760 feet
  3. Harriet Tubman Charter School Junior Academy School
    760 feet
  4. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  5. Sunshine Devel - Sharon Baptist HS School
    1,170 feet
  6. Harriet Tubman Charter School
    1,180 feet
  7. Sharon Baptist Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet
  8. P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan School
    1,270 feet
  9. New Covenant Christian Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Estella Diggs Park
    50 feet
  2. Hines Park
    350 feet
  3. Hines Park Playground
    360 feet
Show all 9
  1. Genesis Community Garden
    720 feet
  2. Rev Lena Irons Unity Park
    740 feet
  3. Franklin Triangle
    880 feet
  4. Youth Village Playground
    1,120 feet
  5. Morgan Playground
    1,200 feet
  6. Marie Brooks Community Garden
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1162 - 1176 Washington Avenue Community center
    360 feet
  2. Morrisania Post Office Listed historic place
    660 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 26/Engine 50/Ladder 19 Fire station
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 167th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.